keeping hands warm in these cold conditions

[Shireen Gonzaga]

Question for older people: how do you keep your hands warm while observing? As I've gotten older, I find that when my cold hands come indoors, they hurt a lot when they start to warm up. I mean ... curse-out-loud pain! I use fingerless gloves for set-up and focus, and it has not been particularly helpful. Any advice/tips/tricks on hand temperature regulation would be appreciated!

Thanks,

  Shireen

[Joe Annelli]

I use heated gloves when I’m not adjusting anything I put my fingers back in the heated gloves and allow them to warm up before doing any other adjusting. But honestly I’ve moved to Seestar when I only adjust with my iPad. And most focus etc is automatic. 

Joe Annelli

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On Jan 20, 2026, at 17:22, Shireen Gonzaga <shireen...@gmail.com> wrote:

Question for older people: how do you keep your hands warm while observing? As I've gotten older, I find that when my cold hands come indoors, they hurt a lot when they start to warm up. I mean ... curse-out-loud pain! I use fingerless gloves for set-up and focus, and it has not been particularly helpful. Any advice/tips/tricks on hand temperature regulation would be appreciated!

Thanks,

  Shireen

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[Stephen Gauss]

I have some gloves that may be wool and are flexible enough to operate the keyboard without cutting off the ends (bought them in Canada). But  I also use Hot Hands hand warmers. I put them in my pockets and stick my hands in there whenever I'm not using them. I also have toe warmers that I put in my shoes.

Stephen Gauss

Question for older people: how do you keep your hands warm while observing? As I've gotten older, I find that when my cold hands come indoors, they hurt a lot when they start to warm up. I mean ... curse-out-loud pain! I use fingerless gloves for set-up and focus, and it has not been particularly helpful. Any advice/tips/tricks on hand temperature regulation would be appreciated!

Thanks,

  Shireen

[Ernie Morse]

Hi Shireen,

I put a pair of recharable USB hand warmers in my coat pockets and keep my hands in there while observing.  If those run out of power (or I forgot to charge them ahed of time), I use a couple of Ignik chemical hand warmer packets.  I also sometimes wear a pair of thin Brooks running gloves.  They're fine for focusing and moving the telescope, but I don't trust them to provide enough grip for changing eyepieces or filters.

Ernie